Week in Review: Lights go Out on Main St.

A 40-minute power outage caused by a squirrel was one of the top headlines this week on Madison Patch, a week that was also highlighted by a busy Borough Council meeting.

On Monday, we told you about how, according to the ZAGAT survey, the best fast food burger in the business resides in Madison at Five Guys. We also showed you residents rockin' out to the latest Downtown Concert Series. We also told you how over 100 summonses have been written so far this month in connection to the police department's "Hang Up or Pay Up" campaign to gain compliance with vehicular cell phone use.

On Tuesday night, we were the first to bring you the news on why your power was out: a squirrel got into a piece of equipment at the Kings Road substation. Earlier in the day, we told you about how it would take a few more weeks for the borough council to vote on the nomination of Jim Burnet for the position of assistant borough administrator. We told you about how the borough joined the residents of Brooklake Road in opposition to a proposed community garden expansion by Chatham. You also learned about how a man was charged with six separate counts, including four on drug charges, in the police blotter.

On Wednesday we told you about how the resolution to accept the bid for work on the North Street pump station was rescinded after an investigation followed concerns raised by Councilman Sam Cerciello. We also brought you the latest in our "View from the Chair" series, this time highlighting head of Madison Community Pool maintenance, Bill Hutchinson.

On Thursday, we told you about some of the upcoming events the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will be having. We also told you about how a Madison Farmers Market vendor is actually happy it's been a hot and dry summer for farming. We showed you how Will Renz made his hometown proud by being selected and participating in a US Lacrosse national event. We also told you about over 500 Drew University freshmen who were touring downtown to get to know their new surroundings thanks to community volunteers.

On Friday, we told you what you could be doing this weekend in our Rose Guide. We also told you where you could go to find open hoses in the borough. We also told you how the DEP wasn't ready to say the recent rain was a "drought buster."